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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:17:50 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist expelled without notice ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/06/10/journalist_expelled/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ On 4 June, news presenter, editor and reporter Pradeep Kaphle who works at the Damauli FM was sacked without prior notice and his program banned.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese politician issues death threat against journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/28/alert_new/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A local district leader of the Nepali Congress party threatened to kill a journalist over a news report on the alleged criminal activities of another member of the party.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 11:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Maoist party cadres seize copies of newspaper in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/23/press_court/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Individuals affiliated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) seized all copies of "Rajdhani" daily from its printing press in Kathmandu, thereby preventing its distribution.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - In Nepal, press faces litigation for critical coverage of courts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/22/kantipur_litigation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Judicial authorities in Nepal are urged to stop targeting outlets of the Kathmandu-based Kantipur Publications and dismiss a case filed against the organisation and one of its journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/22/kantipur_litigation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists injured during police action in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/13/police_action/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[One journalist's leg was fractured and others sustained minor injuries when security personnel barred reporters from staging a peaceful sit-in in Kathmandu, Nepal; the journalists were demanding the reinstatement of their colleague who had been dismissed from a radio station.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/13/police_action/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Press freedom at receiving end of political instability, says Nepali report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/03/instability_wpfd/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Freedom Forum recorded an upsurge in press freedom violations in Nepal in the past year, affecting nearly 300 journalists, says the group in a report issued on World Press Freedom Day.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/03/instability_wpfd/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist escapes murder attempt]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/30/murder_attempt/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese journalist and FNJ Councillor Ganesh Basnet was travelling on a motorcycle when he was pursued and hit a number of times by a private vehicle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/30/murder_attempt/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist's attackers sentenced to prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/25/dhakal_attackers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Nepalese district court has sentenced two members of the CPN-UML's youth wing who had brutally assaulted a journalist in 2011.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/25/dhakal_attackers/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist threatened by movie star; peaceful protesters detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/11/film_artist_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Nepalese reporter was threatened by an actor who was angered over his piece on Nepali film, while various activists protesting violence against women were detained for a few hours.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/11/film_artist_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese rights defender attacked by group linked to political party]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/03/rights_defender_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After some of its cadres were accused of attacking a human rights defender, the Youth Force, a sister wing of a Nepalese political party, began exerting pressure to ensure that the criminal charges are lifted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/03/rights_defender_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Climate of fear imperils, silences LGBT people in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/02/lgbt_climate_of_fear/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Widespread harassment, including by the government, has contributed to a climate of fear among LGBT people and activists in Nepal, many of whom are unable to express their views without fear of threats or reprisal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/04/02/lgbt_climate_of_fear/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist assaulted by Maoist Party supporters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/15/maoist_party_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A journalist was assaulted by Maoist Party supporters in Kathmandu while another reporter was attacked by agitated hospital employees in eastern Nepal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/15/maoist_party_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Protesting Tibetan refugees arrested in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/05/tibetan_refugees/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese police arrested four Tibetan refugees who had gathered in Kathmandu to protest and commemorate a Tibetan monk who died after self-immolating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/05/tibetan_refugees/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese rights defender attacked, Maoist supporters suspected]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/04/rights_defender_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese rights defender Yadav Bastola was attacked by four unidentified persons over his commentary on human rights violations committed during the insurgency period.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/04/rights_defender_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist's murderer sentenced to life in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/04/poudel_murderers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Four of the accused in the murder of Nepalese journalist Yadav Poudel have received prison sentences.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/03/04/poudel_murderers/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese editor threatened over story on corruption]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/02/07/thapaliya_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The editor of the <em>Sanghu</em> weekly received a death threat after reporting on corruption and the role of the general secretary of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/02/07/thapaliya_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Political appointment to Nepalese film board raises concern]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/31/film_board/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, Nepalese filmmakers and producers have been staging a peaceful protest calling for an autonomous Film Development Board and other changes to the film industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/31/film_board/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Charges laid in 2004 murder of Nepalese journalist; media safety concerns persist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/30/dailekh_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the arrest of five accused in the 2004 murder of journalist Dekendra Thapa, the Nepalese media has come under attack from supporters of the ruling Maoist party for covering the investigation and protesting the alleged government interference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/30/dailekh_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Concern over growing threats to Nepalese journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/24/dailekh_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Supporters of the ruling UCPN-Maoist party, angered over the arrest of some of their members for a journalist's murder, have issued warnings against other journalists in the district of Dailekh, Nepal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/24/dailekh_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese media targeted for covering journalist's murder case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/11/journalists_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Members and supporters of two Maoist parties have issued death threats against Nepalese reporters covering the recent arrests in a journalist murder case.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/11/journalists_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Five suspects arrested in Nepalese journalist's 2004 murder]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/08/update_on_dekendra_s/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Five of the eight individuals allegedly involved in the 2004 abduction and subsequent killing of Nepalese journalist Dekendra Thapa were arrested on 4 January 2013.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/08/update_on_dekendra_s/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese reporters threatened by political party supporters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/03/journalists_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese journalist Jivan Sharma received a death threat after reporting on extortion at a school while journalist Harihar Singh Rathaur was threatened for covering a story on forest encroachment by political party members.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:12:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/01/03/journalists_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Political party supporters attack editor, vandalise media house in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/20/nepal_republic_media_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Some 30 assailants, who later claimed to belong to the Shiva Sena Nepal political party, stormed the offices of a media publishing house, assaulted some of the staff and questioned them about photographs published in a weekly paper.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/20/nepal_republic_media_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalists come under fire over critical reports]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/18/poudel_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Nepalese journalist was threatened by a government minister's secretary while another journalist was grilled by police over a critical report.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/18/poudel_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Senior police officer threatens Nepalese TV reporter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/13/tv_reporter_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Upendra Thakur, a reporter with Kantipur Television in Nepal, received a death threat from a senior police official while reporting on a human rights violation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:20:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/13/tv_reporter_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalists receive death threats over news reports]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/10/journalists_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese reporter Dinesh Thapa received a death threat over a story about the acquisition of citizenship certificates, while Rishiram Poudyal was threatened after reporting on gold smuggling.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/12/10/journalists_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist threatened over timber smuggling report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/11/08/timber_smuggling/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Nepalese journalist received a death threat from a timber entrepreneur while members of a party's student wing were angered over media reports and set fire to a number of newspapers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/11/08/timber_smuggling/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Award-winning novel torched, Nepali author threatened]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/11/05/novel_torched/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Members of Nepal's Bhujel community set fire to a novel and threatened the book's author whom they accused of having humiliated them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/11/05/novel_torched/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese media impacted by party split, working conditions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/11/01/media_environment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In analysing recent trends, Freedom Forum, a Nepali non-governmental organisation, found that the media environment has been negatively affected by a split in the largest political party and by poor working conditions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/11/01/media_environment/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese politician threatens journalist over news report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/10/15/agrawal_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese journalist Bikas Agrawal was threatened by a local party leader after reporting on a protest against the health minister.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/10/15/agrawal_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Maoist party bans Indian film in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/10/04/hindi_film_ban/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has launched a campaign to ban the use of Hindi films in Nepal, thereby curtailing people's right to freedom of expression and information.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/10/04/hindi_film_ban/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Radio journalist missing in Nepal, another reporter threatened]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/09/26/poudel_missing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is very concerned over the disappearance of a radio journalist who went missing on the evening of 16 September 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/09/26/poudel_missing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Nepalese journalist receives death threat for article on 2003 massacre]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/08/28/doramba_incident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese journalist Ganesh Pandey received threatening e-mails after publishing an article on the 2003 massacre of suspected Maoists by the then Royal Nepal Army.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/08/28/doramba_incident/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Senior police officer issues death threat against journalist in Nepal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/08/16/poudel_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese journalist Hemanta Poudel received a death threat from a police superintendent after reporting on smuggling and police corruption.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/08/16/poudel_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist threatened in Nepal over his news reports]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/08/08/koirala_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nepalese journalist Keshav Prasad Koirala was threatened after reporting that a fake Swami had tried to lure scholars to a gathering in the US.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/08/08/koirala_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist targeted by police in alleged murder plot]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/24/murder_plot/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an audio recording of a conversation, a police inspector can be heard ordering an attack on journalist Abadhes Kumar Jha.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/24/murder_plot/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist compensated after unfair dismissal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/24/dahal_compensated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ram Prasad Dahal believes that he was sacked in 2005 because of his political beliefs and opposition to the absolute power held by the Nepali monarchy at the time.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/24/dahal_compensated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist threatened after publishing story about school fees, another assaulted]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/19/death_threat_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Raj Kumar Gole said he received a death threat after publishing a story about exorbitant fees that private schools are imposing on parents in Kavre district.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/19/death_threat_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist threatened over critical reports on police]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/12/alert_new/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mithilesh Yadav was threatened by a police constable over a news report about ongoing criminal activities such as beatings, abductions and explosions in Lahan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/12/alert_new/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Media owner murdered]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/10/news_aler/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Santosh Gupta was found dead after travelling to Bihar, India to talk to someone about advertising at the <em>Bindas FM</em> station.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/10/news_aler/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Freedom Forum concerned over broadcasting royalty]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/09/broadcasting_royalty/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Broadcasters will have to pay two percent of their income or 10 percent of their net profit in royalties.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/09/broadcasting_royalty/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Editorial team threatened, printing press vandalised]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/03/nigarani_daily/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The <em>Nigarani</em> daily has been closed since supporters of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) vandalised its printing press, disabling the operating and vacuum system.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/07/03/nigarani_daily/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalist receives death threat; station questioned over TV programme]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/06/19/bhattarai_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An unknown caller warned Arjun Bhattarai that he would be killed if he continued to carry out his journalistic work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/06/19/bhattarai_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Mission reminds Nepal: No excuse for deferring press freedom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/31/mission_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report on the risks to Nepal's media should remind political parties that peace and stability are not prerequisites to media freedom but rather that a strong, independent press operating without fear is a requirement for a healthy civil society.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 14:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/31/mission_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Special media monitoring report - May 2012]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/28/special_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Nepali media faced an unprecedented number of attacks during 8-24 May 2012, Freedom Forum reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/28/special_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Plans for new constitution trigger attacks on media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/23/constitution_strikes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ethnic and religious groups hoping to get their demands reflected in the new constitution have been repeatedly attacking journalists who might stand in their way, report the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Freedom Forum and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/23/constitution_strikes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Attacks on the press continue during NEFIN protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/23/nefin_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[FNJ recorded more attacks on the press during the second and third days of the three-day nationwide shutdown.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/23/nefin_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - FNJ condemns anti-press attacks during NEFIN's nationwide protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/22/nationwide_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[FNJ condemns the government and the police administration who failed to prevent attacks on journalists and the vandalisation of press vehicles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/22/nationwide_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Media threatened, some newspapers closed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/14/journalist_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities recently threatened to boycott media outlets that negatively report on federalism.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/14/journalist_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists intimidated, harassed while covering protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/10/news_aler/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the 27 May 2012 deadline for the constitution promulgation fast approaching in the country, individuals in various regions have mounted pressure programs in a bid to have their demands addressed in the new constitution.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 02:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2012/05/10/news_aler/</guid>
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